Excused From Syracuse

Ebola, journalism and distrust of authority.

The Washington Post is displeased with Syracuse University, “home to a very prestigious journalism school,” as per the Post’s Mark Berman in an article sarcastically titled “Syracuse University Bravely Saves Students From Exposure to Journalism.”

Here’s what happened: The university’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications invited the Post’s Michel du Cille to talk about his recent work in Ebola-plagued Liberia. Then it rescinded the invitation owing to anxiety about exposure to the virus. “I am disappointed in the level...

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Best of the Web Today Columnist James Taranto on Syracuse University's decision to disinvite a journalist recently returned from West Africa. Photo credit: Getty Images.